Turf Talk Newsletter – 22 January, 2025

Litigation is owned by Laurence Wernars, Harry Willson and Pippa Mickelburgh and will be out to cause an upset in Saturday’s WSB Met. (JC Photos)

Sean Tarry won the Met in 2005 with the six-year-old Al Mufti gelding Alastor, who was brought home by Garth Puller at odds of 50/1, and so he has no reason to be forlorn ahead of Saturday’s renewal in which he runs the 33/1 shot Litigation.

He spoke about all of his runners ahead of the big day, including his two other Gr 1 contenders Lucky Lad and Celtic Rumours.

He said about the six-year-old Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm-bred Greys Inn gelding, Litigation, “He’s had two great runs (1,85 length fifth in the Gr 3 Ridgemont Peninsula Handicap over 1800m and a 0,45 length third in the Gr 3 Anthonij Rupert Wyne Premier Trophy). I’ve been very happy with him. I think he’s got everything in his favour (a good draw of six and will enjoy the fast going). It would have been nice to have a jockey that knows him well, but Gavin decided to go with Red Palace, so we’re happy to have Muzi Yeni.”

He believes “the two main horses” in the race are See It Again and Oriental Charm.

He respects Eight On Eighteen, having finished close up to One Stripe in the Gr 1 Hollywoobets Cape Guineas, but then questions what One Stripe beat in the L’Ormarins King’s Plate.

He continued, “You have to look at my horse’s betting, at the end of the day he’s a massive outsider, but I think he is going to run way better than his price.”

He added, “Muzi’s galloped him, he’s happy with the way he’s feeling and he’s happy to have the ride, so it’s great we have got Muzi.”

Litigation is a handy type so will relish the fast going conditions.

He said about Lucky Lad’s run in the LKP, in which he came from last to run a 5,70 length sixth, “It was a bomb run. I didn’t see the 400m to finish time of One Stripe, but Lucky Lad seemed to be faster than anything else.”

Asked whether it was a problem coming down in trip, he replied, “It’s not ideal, but at the end of the day he’s had a good prep. He’s very well. I think he’s going to run a massive race. Obviously, there’s a question mark about the 1,000m trip, but it can’t hurt. It’s a testing 1,000, and at the same time, in my mind, they don’t go as quick as in Joburg over the five (furlongs). So, I think he could get away with it.”

The low draws seemed to have been favourable down the straight at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth this Summer, but Tarry was happy Lucky Lad would be exactly in the middle in draw eight out of 15 after the scratching of Ziyasha.

He said about Celtic Rumours in the Gr 1 Maine Chance Farms Majorca Stakes over 1600m, “She’s up against it. In her last run, I think she could have been a few lengths closer. She was moving up and then she seemed to lose her footing a bit. But this will definitely be her peak run. We can only really hope for a place, we are up against Gr 1 winners at level weights. Her next start over 1400m on Derby day will be more to her liking on the conditions and the distance.”

He runs the former Gold Cup winner Future Pearl in the Gr 3 New Turf Carriers Western Cape Stayers over 2800m and said, “I think he’s a massive runner. At the weights he is best in and I’m happy with his prep. He’s doing well. We know that he obviously has an affinity with Greyville, he seems to love Greyville, but I think from a prep point of view I’m quite happy. He was quite far back in his last start and he was also the only horse that went down the inside and everything else went outside. He obviously has a massive pull at the weights with a lot of them, so I think he’s a big runner.”

He runs Mia Moo in the Listed SABC Olympic Duel Stakes over 1200m and said, “I think she’ll be competitive. It was just a prep for her last start, she’s a light filly and she had just travelled. So, I’m expecting a lot of improvement on that last run. She’s doing well. I think it’s an open race and she has a chance.”

He said about Tail Of The Comet, who runs in the WSB A Stakes over 1400m, “Gelding didn’t work for him and he’s very temperamental. But I think we have made some progress and a much better run is expected. I think he’s improved. He was drawn poorly last time out, but he actually ran on quite well, considering they weren’t running on on the day. A good draw is definitely going to help him. And he has definitely come forward physically as well. Listen, the old Tail Of The Comet would have destroyed this field at these weights, so I think considering the prep, the weights and the draw we can expect big improvement.”

Picture: Eight On Eighteen has only had two starts as a three-year-old and six starts overall. The last of his two wins was in the Gr 3 Langerman over 1500m on June 22 last year and he is pictured above being led in. (Picture: Wayne Marks) 

The WSB Met favourite Eight On Eighteen has one well known owner in Nick Jonsson and one unusual owner in Johann Rupert and there is an amusing story about how the horse got his name.

Gaynor Rupert’s Drakenstein Stud has been champion owners for the last three seasons and they also won the Breeders Championship for the first time in the 2022/2023 season.

Her more universally famous husband Johann has never really been interested in horseracing, but he apparently became a fan of his wife’s top colt Charles Dickens, and perhaps that is why he ventured into ownership at the height of the brilliant Candice Bass-Robinson-trained colt’s career.

At the BSA National Yearling Sale held in April 2023, a Drakenstein Stud-bred colt by Lancaster Bomber out of the Captain Al mare Sempre Libre was purchased for R700,000.

Sempre Libre was unraced but was out of the prolific Equus Champion broodmare Mystic Sprint, which made her a half-brother to the like of Gr 1 winners Rabiya and Bela-Bela and a relative to a legion of black type performers, such was Mystic Spring’s matriarchal influence.

The purchasers of the colt were Nick Jonsson and Johann Rupert.

At that stage Charles Dickens had become the darling of the South African turf, having won his first six races in breathtaking fashion, including a 4,25 length demolition of the opposition in the iconic Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas.

Charles Dickens followed the Cape Guineas win with narrrow losses in the L’Ormarins King’s Plate and Splashout Cape Derby.

So Johann Rupert’s involvement in ownership might have been sparked by Charles Dickens and it is interesting he partnered in the R700,000 colt with Nick Jonsson, because the horse who defeated Charles Dickens in the Cape Derby was the Jonsson-owned See It Again.

Nick Jonsson could pound for pound probably lay claim to being the most successful owner in the country over the last ten years as he has won the Durban July twice with Do It Again, who also won other Gr 1s, he has won the Met twice with Jet Dark and Double Superlative respectively, the L’Ormarin’s Queen’s Plate three times, once with Do It Again and twice with Jet Dark, the Cape Derby and Daily News 2000 with See It Again, the Cape Guineas with Double Superlative, and he has won numerous other Gr 1s. It is also noticeable that he very seldom seems to own a dud. This is due to him being a fine horseman himself and being able to astutely select his own horses for purchase.

He could make it Met number three on Saturday if the favourite prevails.

It would certainly be a fine moment in anybody’s life if they were able to lead in a big race winner with Johann Rupert, who is one of the country’s leading buisnessmen and philanthropists.

But how did the name of the horse Eight On Eighteen come about?

Among Johann’s achievements is the development of the Gary Player designed Leopard Creek Golf Club in Mpumalanga. It is one of South Africa’s top three golf courses and rated number 25 outside the USA by Golf Digest.

It so happened that shortly after the purchase of the Lancaster Bomber colt at nationals that Johann and Nick were playing a round of golf at Leopard Creek and both being sportsmen who love competition they agreed that the winner of the round would pay the R700,000 purchase price for the colt.

This was according to the story told by Justin Snaith after Eight on Eighteen had won the Langerman last year.

Nick was apparently narrowly ahead in the match as they arrived at the 18th, which is about a 475m par 5.

It is reachable in two for a big hittter, but going for it in two is a big risk as it has an island green.

Nevertheless, Nick hit a booming drive and decided to go for it in two.

Alas, he put his second in the water and ended with a calamitous eight, which saw Johann sneaking in to win the match.

Hence, Nick decided to name the horse Eight On Eighteen!

Picture: The mighty Sentinel, pictured with Hall Of Fame jockey Michael Roberts up, has been the only horse to have won the Cape Flying Championship three times in succession. 

By Ada van der Bent (Cape Racing)

Will the fairer sex hold sway in this year’s Gr1 Cape Flying Championship? Fresh off impressive victories in the Southern Cross and Sceptre Stakes, the mare Asiye Phambili has thrown her hat into the ring in a bid to add to the fine record built by female winners, particularly since the turn of the century.

Australian-bred Laisserfaire claimed the 1000m dash as a four-year-old in 2001 and repeated at age five when she denied the exceptional sprinter Nhlavini in a hard fought battle. Twice voted the champion female sprinter, this daughter of Danehill subsequently claimed the Gr1 Computaform Sprint and a second SA Fillies Sprint, thereby proving that she had reached her full powers with maturity.

Although more than a decade would go by before a filly would again lift the trophy, it was certainly worth the wait. On 21 January 2012, Kenilworth racegoers were treated to another fierce battle. Billed as a three-way clash between champion mare Val De Ra and the previous year’s winner What A Winter, the race promised to be one of the highlights of the summer season. As a contest, it was all it was made to be, but after the dust had settled, it was the mare whose dazzling display of pace and power had carried her to victory, her sixth in a row.

Two years later, it was the turn of four-year-old filly Via Africa, who put up a dazzling front-running display to score by a length. As a broodmare based in Australia, she has transferred her brilliance to her offspring, notably the Gr1 winning sprinter In The Congo and the as yet undefeated stakes-winning filly Autumn Glow.

Twelve months on in 2015, and another triumph for the girls. Widely favoured to bring up a century of Gr1 winners for maestro trainer Mike de Kock, three-year-old filly Alboran Sea duly obliged, albeit by the narrowest of margins.

For five-year-old mare Carry On Alice, it was a case of third time lucky in 2017. Having run third in the previous two renewals, she held on tenaciously to by a neck in what was her fourth success at Gr1 level.

The most recent female winner was Run Fox Run in 2021, and she did it the hard way. On the lead from the jump, the Australian-bred mare kept up a relentless gallop to come home almost a length clear of champion sprinter Rio Querari.

Last year’s winner Dyce is back to defend his crown and will also attempt to add his name to the honours list as the eighth back-to-back winner. Those who achieved the double before him include not just Laisserfaire, but also powerhouse sprinters Signor Amigo, Flobayou and Nhlavini.

Flobayou in particular, dominated the sprint division in the mid-nineties, to the extent that he was named Joint Horse of the Year in 1995. Nhlavini meanwhile, showed age was no barrier to top-flight success when he completed the double in 2006 as an eight-year-old veteran.

Champion What A Winter, the sire of Asiye Phambile, also won two renewals, albeit not consecutively. Incidentally, should she succeed, she will become the second Cape Flying Championship winner for her sire, whose son Russet Air claimed the race in 2020.

However, one sprinter stands supreme as the only horse to have won the Cape Flying Championship three years on the trot, that being the mighty Sentinel. First time round in 1973, he travelled from KZN to defeat Cape blitz Lords by just over a length; returned twelve months later to humble a star-studded field by 5,75 lengths; and in 1975, completed the treble at the expense of such luminaries as Harry Hotspur, Archangel and Yataghan. Tragically, this supremely gifted horse proved infertile at stud.

Zac Purton and Douglas Whyte after the Australian rider’s 1,813th win. (Picture: HKJC).

South Africa’s Douglas Whyte will no longer have the status as ythe most prolific winning jockey in Hong Kong racing as Zac Purton scored a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night which saw him first drawing level with Whyte’s 1813 wins and the surpassing it by one.

Whyte does still have the most jockey championship titles though on 13 and Purton might set his sights on that, having already had seven and he is on his way to an eighth.

The below report was wriiten by Declan Schuster (HKJC)

All-time great Zac Purton sets new Hong Kong wins record

By Declan Schuster
23/01/2025 01:11

Zac Purton stands alone as the jockey with the most wins in Hong Kong racing history after successes aboard Spirit Of Peace in the third section of the Class 4 Kowloon Park Handicap (1200m) and View Of The World in the second section of the Class 3 Victoria Park Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (22 January).

The seven-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey reached the 1,814-win milestone with a double at the city circuit to edge past the long-standing mark of 1,813 wins set by the legendary Douglas Whyte, who retired from race-riding in 2019 following 12,269 Hong Kong rides.

Purton, 42, hails from Lismore, Australia and moved to Hong Kong in 2007, recording his first winner at Happy Valley on 12 September, 2007 atop Elfhelm. Since then, his storied career has seen him surpass the 100-win mark in a season nine times, including a record 179 in 2022/23 – also giving him a single-season earnings record (HK$277,712,060). His win strike rate over 17 years of competitive riding in Hong Kong is over 17%.

Purton, who has had 10,358 rides across his time in the competitive cauldron of Hong Kong racing and sits high in the pantheon of the sport’s greats, said: “I appreciate everyone hanging around and the support that I get. I get a lot of love here in Hong Kong and I feel that.

“Our fans and supporters are very unique and I’m very fortunate to have them by my side and behind my back supporting me. Thank you and thank you to every owner, trainer and person that I know that has supported me throughout my career and not just here in Hong Kong but along the journey of when I started as an apprentice to now.”

Crowned Hong Kong Champion Jockey in 2013/14, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22, 2022/23 & 2023/24, Purton has won the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) twice with Luger (2015) and Massive Sovereign (2024). He is the only rider with 12 feature wins at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, most recently snaring a fourth HK$26 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) victory with super talent Ka Ying Rising.

After Gary Moore and Noel Barker, Purton is only the third Australian to win a riding championship in Hong Kong. Purton’s career began with veteran trainer Trevor Hardy in Coffs Harbour, Australia at the age of 14. His first career win was atop Magic Zap at Armidale in Australia on 6 May, 2000, and he was Brisbane Champion Jockey in 2003 as an apprentice.

In Hong Kong, Purton is famed for associations with standout talents Beauty Generation, Exultant, Aerovelocity, Ambitious Dragon, Southern Legend, Lucky Sweynesse, Military Attack and more. He has won top-level races in Australia, Japan, Singapore and Great Britain, notably in the 2012 G1 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot on Little Bridge for trainer Danny Shum.

Purton’s first elite-level win in Hong Kong came in the HKG1 2010 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) aboard Fellowship for former trainer Paul O’Sullivan, while his fierce rivalries with Whyte and Joao Moreira (1,236 Hong Kong wins) captivated global audiences with enthralling championship tussles, and they are the only other jockeys with 1,000+ wins in Hong Kong.

Tony Cruz (946 Hong Kong wins) occupies fourth on the all-time list ahead of Brett Prebble (806), Karis Teetan (709), Gary Moore (694), Basil Marcus (671), Gerald Mosse (659), Felix Coetzee (652), Vincent Ho (609), Olivier Doleuze (571) and Matthew Chadwick (547).

Purton paid tribute to Whyte, who is credited with changing the way jockeys operate in Hong Kong by meticulously planning bookings well in advance as opposed to determining which horse to ride after entries were made public – which contributed to Whyte’s 13 consecutive riding titles from 2000/01 to 2012/13.

“He was the one who wrote the playbook, really. He came to Hong Kong and changed the way jockeys operated here and the landscape and how you had to run your business and we’ve all had to follow on from that and without him setting the standard, things would be different,” Purton said.

“I actually once said to Doug, ‘don’t worry your record is safe, I won’t be around long enough to break it.’ At that time, I thought I was going to retire or go home earlier but I’m still here. I gave him the wrong ‘intel’ about it. We had lunch recently and he’s alright about it.

“Records are made to be broken and mine will be broken one day as well.”

Whyte, who was on hand as Purton logged his 1,813th win, said: “It’s been a long time coming. It was always going to happen and he’s one of the best riders we’ve seen around and he deserves it. As I’ve mentioned he turns up day in and day out and that’s not easy for any sportsman to do, that’s what makes champions and that’s what makes you successful.”

Spirit Of Peace is trained by John Size, while Dennis Yip conditions View Of The World.

Whyte struck with Happy Trio in the first section of the Class 4 Kowloon Park Handicap (1200m) at odds of 39/1 with Harry Bentley up.

Beauty Destiny (128lb) scooped a third win this term and first in Class 3 by landing the first section of the Victoria Park Handicap (1200m) under Andrea Atzeni for trainer Frankie Lor.

“He was a little bit unlucky last start. He probably should have won. The race worked out well – we were three-wide with cover. He hit the line quite nicely,” Atzeni said. “He’s going the right way and Frankie is spacing his races out, too, which is good for him.”

Victory sealed a double for Atzeni, who earlier won aboard Plentiful in the Class 5 Shan Kwong Road Handicap (1000m) for trainer Pierre Ng.

Brenton Avdulla delivered a stellar ride aboard the David Hayes-trained Star Mac, who went from last-to-first in the Class 3 Hong Kong Park Handicap (1800m). The gelding finished third to Helios Express in the 2024 HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m).

Hayes said: “When he was running third in that Classic Mile, I thought he would be in the good races now, so he’s just taken a while but that was a pretty good win – (like) a horse who will win again.”

Turin Warrior became a three-time winner at his 36th start in the first section of the Class 4 Morse Handicap (1650m) under Vincent Ho for trainer Manfred Man.

David Eustace moved to 12 wins this season as Amazing Award pounced late to capture the second section of the Class 4 Morse Park Handicap (1650m) with jockey Karis Teetan.

Returning to Class 4 for the first time since 2022, Hong Kong International Sale graduate Golden Empire prevailed for trainer Francis Lui – who today celebrates his 66th birthday – in the second section of the Kowloon Park Handicap (1200m) under Lyle Hewitson.

Hong Kong racing continues this Sunday (26 January) at Sha Tin.

The Candice Bass-Robinson-trained Winter Snap wins impressively on debut at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday. (Picture: Wayne Marks) 

Drakenstein Stud’s inform stallion What A Winter looks to have come up with another very promising two-year-old in the form of Winter Snap.

The latter made an impressive, winning debut at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday when landing the first race on the card.

Trained by Candice Bass-Robinson, Winter Snap jumped as the 11-10 favourite for Saturday’s Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Welcomes You Maiden Juvenile Plate (1000m).

Under Aldo Domeyer, the What A Winter colt hit the front close home and powered away to win as he liked by a length and three quarters.

Bred by Lammerskraal Stud, Winter Snap, a three-part brother to the What A Winter sired champion Russet Air, is out of the Dynasty mare Perfect Air.

The colt was one of three winners for What A Winter on Saturday, with the multiple Equus Champion also enjoying success at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

What A Winter sired runners won the first two races at Turffontein on Saturday, with the sire’s daughter Exceedingly Glam taking the first race and his son Winds Of Change victorious in the second.
A full-sister to G3 Pretty Polly Stakes runner-up Elegant Ice, three-year-old Exceedingly Glam stayed on gamely to win Saturday’s 4Racing Welcomes You Maiden Plate (F and M) (1160m) by half a length.

Trained by Sean Tarry, Exceedingly Glam, runner-up in three starts before Saturday’s win, was bred by Greenacres Trust and Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud.

What A Winter is also the sire of classy colt Winds Of Change, who made a big impression when romping home to win the Play Soccer 6, 10 and 13 Maiden Plate (1160m) by six and a quarter lengths.

Trained by Michael and Adam Azzie, three-year-old Winds Of Change showed top-class form at two when finishing runner-up in both the G3 City Of Cape Town Cape Of Good Hope Nursery (behind star colt One Stripe) and G3 TAB Protea Stakes, and third in the G1 Gold Medallion.

Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Winds Of Change is out of the Antonius Pius mare My Sanctuary.

His inform sire What A Winter is also the sire of Soho Star, who picked up his third career win when scoring at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday.

South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2016-2017 and Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2019-2020, What A Winter is also the sire of classy mare Asiye Phambili, winner of both the G2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes and G3 World Sports Betting Southern Cross Stakes this season.

The classy Confederate makes a surprise appearance at the Vaal Classic track meeting just nine days ahead of his engagement in the

There look to be some fair opportunities for punters at Turffontein Standside on Thursday, where an eight race meeting is being held.

The highest rated race is the sixth, a MR 98 Handicap over 1600m, and an interesting runner here is Confederate. This Fire Away gelding looks to have a lot of class, but it is surprising to see him out just nine days away from the Gr 2 Gauteng Guineas. He is drawn a tricky seven today under Gavin Lerena and will not be wanting to have too hard a race, so certainly can’t be bankered. However, his class could still pull him through. Whafeef has been in good form and this six-year-old gelding looks be off a competitive merit rating of 94 at present, down from a high of 107. He went close over 2000m last time out, but he has never actually won beyond 1600m so this trip should be down his alley. Soldiers Eye ran a cracker in her penultimate start in a Listed race over this trip and will appreciate the step back down in trip after disappointing next time out over 1800m. She has a fair draw, although it is never easy against the boys.

In the first race of the day, a workriders race over 1000m, Cyber Spirit has a favourable high draw by trends and in the context of this race has some reasonable form. Winter Miracle has had three starts and has shown a hint of ability. Bilingual, Chilli Marmalade and Dragon Dragon should be in the shake up too.

In the second over 1600m Golden Alexia should take a power of beating from a plum draw. She stayed on well over 1200m last time and was a touch unucky as she was short of room late. She is by Pomodoro and her Doowaly dam won four times from 1400m to 1800m, so Golden Alexia should relish the step up in trip and in form Craig Zackey rides. Apache Chief has hard knocking form in Cape Town, which makes him a top contender here. He has not raced for about six months and has a tricky draw, but Gavin Lerena is an eyecatching booking. Dylan’s Champ has hard-knocking form and should be right there again. He has a wide draw but Piere Strydom is up, which is a big bonus. Pibe de Oro tries a step up in trip and could earn from pole if able to put his last start behind him. The blinkers have been taken off which could help. The stablemate to Apache Chief is Count Huhtikuu and he looks the stable elect considering first call Highveld rider Kabelo Matsunyane is aboard, so that should be noted even if he has a very wide draw to overcome.

In the third over 1600m Busstopinhounslow has a good draw and has struck as one who will enjoy the step up to this trip. He is progressive and can beat Don’t Cry For Me and Twelve OClock High.

In the fourth race over 1600m Cherry Oh Baby should relish the step up in trip being by Danon Platina out of the Triple Tiara heroine Cherry On Top and she should get out of the maiden ranks this time despite a tricky draw. Lacewing is hardknocking and distance suited and has a good draw so can’t be ignored. Intro should be able to place in this field. Gerbera has run two nice races and should relish the step up in trip. Asiah’s Tiara could place here from a fair draw over a suitable trip.

In the fifth over 1600m Destiny Of Fire has been facing stronger with aplomb and is the one to beat from a fair draw with Lerena up. Mocha Macaroon has come into his own and could give some cheek. Princess Iliara is knocking on the door but does have a tricky draw. Southern Style is capable and improving and can do well from draw three. Lady Sabrina won her maiden well and can do better than last time.

In the seventh over 1600m Across The Pond is a progressive sort who can start coming onto her own. The trip is ideal and she is drawn well. Queen Of Love is a talented sort and will be in the shake up from draw two. Two step Queen is capable and didstance suited. Miss Scaletta has the ability to be right there. Bosom Buddy will be right there if able to stay the trip.

In the last race over 1600m Two Miles West has done well over further in his last two, but enjoys this trip too and is well drawn. WillowExpress is capable of popping up at any time, although he is not too reliable. Doitwithdiamonds is an honest sort who should be involved over an idea trip, although the draw of seven makes it tough. Bloomington is always capanle of popping up and can never be ignored. DJ Junior returns from a three month layoff and this capable sort has Lerena up, so can not be ignored.

Picture: Lost 69 is a What A Winter colt from Hemel N Aarde

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David Hepburn Brown breeds a good athletic type from his picturesque valley in horse heaven near Hermanus.

He often supports What a Winter, and the speed sire of 25 SW’s, 355 winners from 560 runners is represented by a colt out of the Philanthropist mare, Weston, who won four times.

There is a surfeit of Black Type on the female side. Second dam, Fort Belvedere is a sister to Gr 1 SA Guineas winner, Heir Apparent, Quickwood (the dam of Nightingale) and a three- quarter sister to Gr 1 SA Fillies Classic victress, Athina.

Lot 69 (pictured above the headline to the article) can be viewed in stable D2.

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Which horse, in his first campaign in Durban, finished downfield in the July before winning the Merchants a week later and he then failed in the Clairwood Winter Handicap, but he went on to become one of the greatest Met horses in history?

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